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NIMASA: Providing leadership in difficult times On By Edward Osagie Just as Life’s roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors, so it is with the Nigerian maritime sector as the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic proved to test the character of its managers. When President Muhammadu Buhari appointed the new leadership at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA in March 2020, the Dr Bashir Jamoh led team had barely taken over the mantle of leadership when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. And the lockdown started. I...

Share this article Share this article BUSAN, South Korea, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With a peninsular geography, the Korean landmass is situated close to the sea. The oceans, thus, play an indispensable in communication, travel, trade, and surveillance between Korea and the rest of the world. Maneuvering these tides, however, can be challenging and requires immense skill and technical expertise. This is why the National Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU) aims to train young and talented individuals in maritime operations. Korea Maritime and Ocean University, a state-of-the-art ...

Share this article Decarbonization is indeed “a thing”, as Millennials might say. The problem that I have writing on the topic- and presumably that readers have, is that the timeframes can be very lengthy, like 30 years out. Indeed, many promising technologies for achieving shipping’s ambitious reduction targets for carbon emissions are on the drawing boards. But they are not yet there- nor is it clear who will pay for them.  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded a two day seminar on decarbonization for shipping; happily, the well-organized (virtual) event strived fo...

Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Kitack Lim, has expressed support for the Marine Litters and Micro Plastic Action Plan of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Cyprus has formally proposed a practical, global approach to delivering Covid -19 vaccinations to seafarers in response to the worldwide crew change crisis.